John Paul Getty, Jr.
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1932 – 2003
Who was John Paul Getty, Jr.?
Sir John Paul Getty, KBE, born Eugene Paul Getty, was a wealthy American-born British philanthropist and book collector. He was the elder son of Jean Paul Getty, Sr., one of the richest men in the world at the time, and his wife Anne Rork. The Getty family's wealth was the result of the oil business founded by George Franklin Getty. At birth he was given the name Eugene Paul Getty, but in later life he adopted other names, including Paul Getty, John Paul Getty, Jean Paul Getty, Jr. and John Paul Getty II. A long-time Anglophile, he became a British citizen in 1997. In 1986, he was awarded an honorary knighthood for services to causes ranging from cricket, to art and to the Conservative Party. His honorary knighthood became substantive when he became a British citizen. In 1998 he changed his name by deed poll when he renounced the first name Eugene and wished to be known as Sir Paul Getty, KBE.
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- Born
- Sep 7, 1932
United States of America - Also known as
- Sir John Paul Getty KBE
- Eugene Paul Getty
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Abigail Harris
(1956 - 1964) - Talitha Getty
(1966/10/10 - 1971/07/14) - Victoria Holdsworth
(1994 - 2003/04/17)
- Abigail Harris
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- University of San Francisco
- Died
- Apr 17, 2003
London
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on July 23, 2013
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